Graffiti

Unknown Title Graffiti, a lot comes to mind when you witness a work of art on a building, house, store, or someone's property. Is it truly a work of art? No it is not, graffiti is vandalism; Ruthless destruction, unnecessary and threatening at times. Graffiti is vandalism not art; Graffiti is against the law, there are exorbitant prices to clean up graffiti, and lastly, graffiti is ruining the magnificence of our towns, cities and creating an unsafe environment. Laws are laws, they are made…

Permission To Create Graffiti Art On Private Property Is Not Such A Bad Idea. Some people ask if graffiti is considered an art form? While others ask if there is a place, where graffiti artists can create their artwork legally? The answers to these questions are YES! Graffiti is defined as, writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Legal Graffiti/Permission Walls- A wall designated by property owners, for graffiti artists to…

participated in graffiti from its earliest days, but have always been the minority. In graffiti art culture, woman face many obstacles not encountered by men. The late hours and desolate locations in which most writing is done can be particularly dangerous for women. As with many male-dominated fields, the social atmosphere can be extremely harsh. Female artists are subjected to harassment and often feel that they must do more to prove themselves in the graffiti culture. Fills Graffiti that…

Art or Vandalism The word “graffiti” comes from the Latin word “graphium”, which means “to write”. The phrase “graffiti” originally was used by an archeologist to describe drawings and writings found on ancient buildings and monuments in Pompeii, Egypt and in the Roman catacombs. Graffiti is an art form because it’s a way for people to express how they are, graffiti is a style like no other, and it inspires people all over the world to be unique. Graffiti is a way to express yourself in…

Graffiti: A Controversial Form of Street Art While walking down the city street with a friend you find yourself stopped at a crosswalk waiting for cars to pass by. As you are waiting, your friend points to a beautiful illustration depicting a meaningful message that was spray painted onto the side of an occupied building. Your friend continues to say how the graffiti on this building is a crime and the artist should not have gotten away with this vandalism. You personally disagree with her…

Graffiti is the act of drawing scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffito (plural graffiti), in the archaeological context, is a deliberate mark made by scratching or engraving on a large surface such as a wall. The marks may form an image or writing. In archaeology, the term may or may not include the more common modern sense of an "unauthorised" addition to a building or monument. Sgraffito, a decorative technique of partially scratching…

Interrogations by the Graffiti community Graffiti is a subgenre of Hip-hop, and wherever you find Hip Hop you will find graffiti. Graffiti artists do not agree on whether graffiti artists should participate in advertising campaigns… The conflict of interest here makes for fascinating research to investigate what happens when something subversive and anti-mainstream gets co-opted for commercial purposes. Converse presented street art as graffiti in style and motivation however the artists used…

Twenty-seven-year-old Joel Delgado is notorious in Phoenix for his graffiti vandalism. He was recently arrested by authorities for his 20-month vandalism spree and charged with criminal damage and aggravated criminal damage. He confessed to vandalizing more than 300 locations in the area. He admitted that the adrenaline rush drove him to do this and he couldn't stop. He could spend six years and three months in prison, but the case is ongoing. The method used to capture him wasn't…

Paintting and writing on walls is nothing new for this era. In prehistoric times , people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animal, tings and people in caves . Graffiti has been found in plenty of ancient sites such as Greece,Italy , Toronto, and Iraq. In the Roman towns of Italy, archaeologists found plenty of graffiti written in Latin and other Languages, including romantic and harsh messgaes. In the 1960’s , young adults in New York City used untensils to write their Initals, or…

Graffiti is a public form of expression that is often underappreciated and misunderstood, leading it to being viewed as the meaningless and destructive work of delinquents. However, some people can read between the lines and acknowledge the talent and message of the graffiti artist. This divide in understanding and opinion is what makes the graffiti culture unique and influential. The presence and perspective of graffiti in a neighborhood contributes to the ambiance of that area and influences…